The Most Beautiful Routes to Explore on Eid

From Turkey's beautiful caravan-friendly campsites to routes with unique landscapes; from historical and cultural stops to peaceful coastlines, this guide has suggestions for every kind of adventure. Prepare your caravan, set your route and spend the holiday enjoying the freedom!

Üçağız is a small and charming village. It is an extremely quiet place except for the crowds of tour groups coming for boat tours in the morning and evening. Especially in the evenings, it is like a paradise with its sea, nature and calmness. There are many clean places where you can camp and caravan.

Üçağız is close to the island of Kekova and Kaleköy, where the ancient city of Simena with its half-submerged ruins is located. You can walk from here to Kaleköy during the day. The other alternative is to go on a boat trip and enjoy swimming and relaxing in the unique bays of Kekova. The boats also have a glass bottom. So you can see the underwater ruins as you pass over the wrecks.

Anamur is a quaint Mediterranean town at the southernmost tip of Turkey. It is divided into Old and New Anamur. The old one is the quaint one with its back to the mountains. The new one is more spread out along the coast and unfortunately, like everywhere else in the country, it is concrete and beyond. What really makes Anamur worthwhile as a quiet holiday destination are the wonderful beaches, historical sites, plateaus and rivers. Caravan camping is available in the area and it would be great fun to visit these values by caravan.

Anamur takes its name from the ancient city of Anemurium and its ruins are about 6 km southwest. Memure Castle, also on the coast, is about 4 km away. There is nothing like swimming in the clear waters of the Mediterranean Sea on the sandy beaches next to both historical sites.

It is a cozy Aegean coastal village where the ancient Alexandras Troads, the Alexandria of Troy, is located right next to it. You can reach the village by following the Geyikli road and Alexandrias Troads signs when you drive from Çanakkale towards Izmir. 500 meters from the village, you can see the ruins of the ancient city on the right and left. This small village opposite Bozcaada has a beautiful beach. In the evenings, it is the perfect place to set the sun over the Aegean sea. It is a nice place for those looking for calmness with fish restaurants in the evenings. You can also go to Assos from here for a day. You can come here with your caravan and visit historical places in different cities and stay wherever you want.

When it comes to the Eastern Black Sea plateaus, almost everyone rightly thinks of Ayder Plateau. On the opposite side of Ayder, on the other side of the Kaçkar Mountains, on the southern slopes of the Kaçkar Mountains, the village of Barhal in the Yusufeli district of Artvin province is a quiet place for those who prefer the mountains to the beaches with its natural and wild beauty plateaus and snowy mountain peaks, with the Barhal stream with its clear waters flowing from the mountains towards the rushing Çoruh River.

Barhal is a small village in a deep valley, surrounded by fir, spruce and cedar forests. Apart from the small village center, the settlement is quite scattered. Two-story and terraced wooden houses built on steep slopes are scattered along the valley. There is also an old Georgian church dating back to the 10th or 11th century. When you arrive, you can have a calm and peaceful sleep with the sound of the creek and the occasional rain with your caravan.

You can hike all day from Barhal village to the springs. If you are confident, you can even go up to Karagöl, a glacial lake very close to the summit. It is safer to go with a guide from the village. You will need sturdy boots or hiking shoes for this hike. You can fill your canteen with water from the fountains along the way.

The Hittite Way is both a hiking and cycling route that follows the old caravan routes connecting the ancient cities of Alacahöyük, Hattusa and Şapinuva within the borders of Çorum province. These routes, which have an easy difficulty level, can be traveled comfortably on foot or by bicycle.

If you go with your caravan, you can go to a different place every day and make short or long walks and explorations, and you can also stay comfortably wherever you want. You can make the journey more enjoyable with the bicycle you attach to your caravan.

Bartın may be a quiet city today, but it has been a living space since ancient times. So there are many historical monuments you can see here. For example, Kuşkayası Road Monument or Amasra Castle. Amasra, the most touristic district of Bartın, also offers an activity for culture and history enthusiasts with its museum. Those interested in the natural beauties of Bartın should add destinations such as Balamba Nature Park, Güzelcehisar Lava Columns and Ulukaya Waterfall and Canyon to the list of places to see. You can easily stay in the surrounding caravan campgrounds.